Wednesday, May 23, 2012

" who needs a private lesson....? "

In studying, the student at school is usually facing many
problems. One of them might be the lack of understanding about the
subjects that taught by the teachers. There are several subjects that
usually considered as the most difficult lesson to understood, which are
Sciences, Math and English. In order to ensure that the pupils are
mastering the lessons, their parents often suggest them to take some
after school programs. The program is aimed to strengthen the students’
understanding about their previous lessons. As a remedial, this is a
great effort. But on the other hand, more effort is sometimes means
additional problems. These matters are depending on the capability of
both parents and students in taking the private lessons.

The first thing might be an additional expenditure. For several people,
distributing more money to cover the cost for extra lessons could be a
potential problem. As I experienced as an English mentor, parents with a
limited financial-resources are always facing the matter to decide,
whether they should spend the money for extra lessons, or keep it to
fulfill their daily needs. Private courses are expensive. It is only
stand for a small group of people or even a one-on-one learning method.
The situation leads this method as a high cost learning system.
Unfortunately, when the students need more exercises for different
lesson, the amount of cash to spend would be raised. This argument will
put the parents at a difficult situation, especially for the family with
a limited income.

The second would be the
students themselves. Most children love to do their hobbies and
interests, whether in sports or arts. This activity will give them a
self-confidence which is needed in the process of self-building. By
attending to an after-school lesson, the children will have a limited
time to enhance their interests. This could lead the students to a
stressful situation. Instead of providing solution in learning, the
additional lesson after an exhausted school hours will give more
pressure to the pupils.

In short, the extra lesson
might give more benefit in assisting the students to master the
learning materials. It will very useful for students who have matters in
understanding the topics. But on the other hand, the activity could
provide another problem, which are, the inability of parents to spend
more funds and the lack of spare time for children to extend their
interest. Moreover, if the teacher at school is highly qualified for
delivering the materials, then it is not necessary for the pupils to
have some after-school courses.

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About Me

I have been serving as a faculty member in a private university in Jayapura, Papua.
My career started as a junior lecturer at the faculty of political and social sciences since 2007. In 2008, I had assigned to pursue a Master of Arts (MA) in International Relations at Gadjah Mada University.
At the present time, I have been teaching to the subject of International Politics and Political Economy.
It is a pleasure for me to share knowledge with every person.
Through this blog, I think I've found a way to stop for a while and smell the roses ^^